FeaturesFostering Openness and CollaborationFall 2015 / Issue I / CXIIIBefore Valerie Smith entered the presidential search, she thought she should see Swarthmore’s campus. She drove to the College on a Saturday in early November—Garnet Weekend, it happened to be—to take a tour and sit in on an admissions information session incognito. When she arrived, she asked a passing student to show her the way to Parrish Hall. It was a gray, rainy day, but her first sight of Parrish Beach from above stunned her still.
FeaturesFreedom FightersFall 2015 / Issue I / CXIIISusan Preston Martin ’63 lay on a thin jail cot mattress and ran her hands across her belly and understood for the first time how noticeable her pregnancy had become. She was 21 and had graduated just a month earlier. Save for the rare moments when it was quiet enough to tap on a pipe in her cell and whisper to the women caged adjacent to her in the colored cell, she was alone. Arrested together, they were jailed separately after the white men in an integrated group decided to “liberate” the colored bathrooms and drinking fountains during a ferry ride from Plaquemine, La.—where they were registering black voters—to New Orleans.
FeaturesGalleryArt and Nature Thus AlliedFall 2015 / Issue I / CXIIIShortly after Parrish Hall opened its doors on rolling farmland in 1869, nearby Philadelphia was busy enhancing its fledgling Fairmount Park with statuary. Nearly a century later, Swarthmore began acquiring its own outdoor sculptures, coinciding with a resurgence of interest in the subject in Philadelphia. As the city passed a landmark law requiring a percentage of building budgets to support public art, large-scale, abstract sculptures proliferated.
FeaturesPioneers of the InternetFall 2015 / Issue I / CXIIIThe Internet is unique among human creations in many ways. There’s only one of it. It had many inventors, rather than just one. We perceive it more as a community than as a thing. But unlike most communities, it charges no admission fee, collects no taxes, imposes no rules, and has no visible authority. You can use it to learn, to laugh, to chat, to buy; or you can use it to spam, to flame, to steal, to spy.
Alumni ProfilesThe Road to RwandaFall 2015 / Issue I / CXIIIErica Barks-Ruggles ’89 takes on diplomatic challenges in sub-Saharan Africa.
Common GoodWhen Cells OverheatFall 2015 / Issue I / CXIIIA group of biology students investigate cellular thermostats and more.
Spoken WordPriest, Adviser, FriendFall 2015 / Issue I / CXIIIReligious adviser Joyce Tompkins advises just about everyone on just about anything.
Common GoodChanges AboundFall 2015 / Issue I / CXIIIThe transformation of town and gown is moving apace.
Liberal Arts LivesWhere Sound Echoes SceneFall 2015 / Issue I / CXIIIDan Perelstein ’10 translates visual to aural in city theaters.
Liberal Arts LivesSeamstress of ChampionsFall 2015 / Issue I / CXIIIJo Lynne Johnson ’72 wields needle and thread for skaters.
Common GoodHall of Fame Inductees AnnouncedFall 2015 / Issue I / CXIIIAthletes, a coach, and a College team will be inducted into the Garnet Athletics Hall of Fame.
Common GoodFarewell to a Good FriendFall 2015 / Issue I / CXIIIThe College community was shocked and saddened by the July 14 death of Alan Berkowitz.
Common GoodA Steady ClimbFall 2015 / Issue I / CXIIICycling fever began for Robin Carpenter ’14 at age 10, riding Philadelphia’s West River Drive.
Common GoodA Good and Generous ManFall 2015 / Issue I / CXIIIJerry Kohlberg ’46, H’86, member emeritus of the Board of Managers, passed away July 30.
Alumni NewsHeather Repenning ’96—Dedicated Civil Servant Fall 2015 / Issue I / CXIIIHeather Repenning ’96 was nominated to the Los Angeles Board of Public Works.
Web ExclusivesMuses in the HouseFall 2015 / Issue I / CXIIIFor campus security officer Kathy Agostinelli, painting is a passion.
Alumni NewsEdward Johnson ’46—'The Brownie Man'Fall 2015 / Issue I / CXIIIEdward Johnson ’46 was honored for his distinction as “The Brownie Man” at St. John’s Episcopal Church.
Global ThinkingA ‘Swarthmore’ For AllFall 2015 / Issue I / CXIIIAt Swarthmore, Josef Joffe ’65 found the ‘epitome of an education.’
BooksThe Seoul of New YorkFall 2015 / Issue I / CXIIIRe Jane smartly engages with the classic English novel of education Jane Eyre.
Alumni NewsAlicia Muñoz ’03—Tenured Professor Fall 2015 / Issue I / CXIIIAlicia Muñoz ’03 was granted tenure at Macalester College.
Community VoicesWar and Liberal ArtsFall 2015 / Issue I / CXIIIDominic Tierney touts the liberal arts in today’s turbulent world.
Alumni NewsDaniel Schwartz ’79—Academic Leader Fall 2015 / Issue I / CXIIIDaniel Schwartz ’79 was appointed dean of Stanford University Graduate School of Education.
Editor's ColumnPeople and PlacesFall 2015 / Issue I / CXIIIThis fall issue of the Bulletin introduces Swarthmore’s new president Valerie Smith ...
Alumni NewsLauren Jacobi ’97—Rome Prize Winner Fall 2015 / Issue I / CXIIILauren Jacobi ’97 won a postdoctoral Rome Prize in Renaissance and Early Modern Studies from the American Academy in Rome.
Alumni NewsCaptioned!Fall 2015 / Issue I / CXIIICheck out the submissions received for the summer cartoon!
Alumni NewsPhilip Cavalier ’88—Distinguished Academic Fall 2015 / Issue I / CXIIIPhilip Cavalier ’88 became the vice president for academic services and dean of the faculty at Lyon College in Batesville, Ark.
Alumni NewsGalleries, Networking, and Nights OutFall 2015 / Issue I / CXIIISwarthmoreans near and far unite ...
Web ExclusivesA Farewell to Dharm ...Fall 2015 / Issue I / CXIIIGreat teacher, lifelong friend, and mentor, Dr. Gunapala Dharmasiri, died in May.
Alumni NewsGustavo Schwed ’84—Acclaimed Educator Fall 2015 / Issue I / CXIIIGustavo Schwed ’84 was elected 2015 Professor of the Year by the New York University Stern School of Business' graduating MBA class.
Caption ThisCaption This!Fall 2015 / Issue I / CXIIIBe creative! Submit a caption by Nov. 5 for this cartoon!
Alumni ProfilesAlways on the BallFall 2015 / Issue I / CXIIILexicographer Christine Parker Ammer ’52 is never at a loss for words.